Baby
#10,107 for girls in 2025, 9 births · #6,143 for boys in 2025, 14 births
Given to boys 51.1% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1994 · 373 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 6,374since 1919
Baby over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #10,107 | 9 | #6,143 | 14 |
| 2024 | #4,772 | 28 | #4,433 | 23 |
| 2023 | #4,363 | 32 | #3,712 | 30 |
| 2022 | #5,984 | 20 | #2,675 | 49 |
| 2021 | #3,935 | 37 | #3,180 | 37 |
| 2020 | #5,003 | 25 | #3,570 | 30 |
| 2019 | #5,306 | 24 | #3,052 | 39 |
| 2018 | #4,458 | 31 | #3,106 | 37 |
| 2017 | #4,384 | 32 | #3,378 | 33 |
| 2016 | #5,445 | 24 | #4,943 | 19 |
| 2015 | #4,853 | 28 | #6,324 | 13 |
| 2014 | #7,302 | 16 | #6,307 | 13 |
| 2013 | #6,462 | 19 | #4,981 | 18 |
| 2012 | #9,109 | 12 | #4,686 | 20 |
| 2011 | #7,118 | 17 | #5,433 | 16 |
| 2010 | #6,382 | 20 | #4,517 | 21 |
| 2009 | #5,378 | 26 | #5,334 | 17 |
| 2008 | #5,279 | 27 | #4,540 | 21 |
| 2007 | #5,097 | 28 | #4,996 | 18 |
| 2006 | #5,709 | 23 | #3,153 | 34 |
| 2005 | #1,589 | 128 | #945 | 185 |
| 2004 | #1,086 | 211 | #798 | 226 |
| 2003 | #954 | 245 | #737 | 245 |
| 2002 | #944 | 237 | #756 | 228 |
| 2001 | #902 | 251 | #678 | 268 |
| 2000 | #843 | 263 | #646 | 281 |
| 1999 | #889 | 240 | #646 | 267 |
| 1998 | #899 | 234 | #729 | 225 |
| 1997 | #868 | 235 | #677 | 240 |
| 1996 | #893 | 220 | #637 | 264 |
| 1995 | #691 | 308 | #558 | 334 |
| 1994 | #699 | 299 | #524 | 373 |
| 1993 | #719 | 296 | #559 | 331 |
| 1992 | #726 | 294 | #559 | 333 |
| 1991 | #781 | 263 | #569 | 314 |
| 1990 | #864 | 227 | #611 | 271 |
| 1989 | #836 | 226 | #601 | 266 |
| 1988 | #1,014 | 161 | #718 | 171 |
| 1987 | #1,280 | 109 | #782 | 139 |
| 1986 | #1,515 | 81 | #896 | 103 |
| 1985 | #1,323 | 100 | #956 | 91 |
| 1984 | #1,945 | 53 | #938 | 88 |
| 1983 | #1,770 | 60 | #1,253 | 54 |
| 1982 | #2,830 | 32 | #1,150 | 63 |
| 1981 | #3,532 | 23 | #1,411 | 45 |
| 1980 | #3,609 | 22 | #2,284 | 22 |
| 1979 | #3,541 | 22 | #2,104 | 24 |
| 1978 | #5,214 | 12 | #2,375 | 19 |
| 1977 | #2,780 | 29 | #2,458 | 18 |
| 1976 | #2,486 | 32 | #1,469 | 37 |
| 1975 | #3,774 | 17 | #1,478 | 36 |
| 1974 | #3,695 | 17 | #2,129 | 20 |
| 1973 | #4,586 | 12 | #1,817 | 24 |
| 1972 | #5,480 | 9 | #2,659 | 13 |
| 1971 | #3,373 | 19 | #2,686 | 13 |
| 1970 | — | #2,891 | 11 | |
| 1969 | #5,456 | 8 | — | |
| 1968 | #5,642 | 7 | — | |
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| 1959 | #6,245 | 5 | — | |
| 1958 | — | — | ||
| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 | — | |
| 1956 | — | #3,942 | 5 | |
| 1955 | #5,208 | 6 | — | |
| 1954 | #3,718 | 10 | — | |
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | #3,798 | 5 |
| 1952 | #4,483 | 7 | #2,680 | 9 |
| 1951 | — | — | ||
| 1950 | #3,423 | 10 | #3,329 | 6 |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | #3,690 | 5 |
| 1948 | #3,350 | 10 | #3,316 | 6 |
| 1947 | #3,061 | 12 | #3,370 | 6 |
| 1946 | #4,417 | 6 | — | |
| 1945 | #3,132 | 9 | — | |
| 1944 | #3,378 | 8 | #3,430 | 5 |
| 1943 | #4,691 | 5 | — | |
| 1942 | #2,666 | 12 | — | |
| 1941 | #2,532 | 12 | — | |
| 1940 | #2,963 | 9 | — | |
| 1939 | #2,417 | 12 | — | |
| 1938 | #2,447 | 12 | #2,868 | 7 |
| 1937 | #3,434 | 7 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1936 | #2,153 | 14 | #2,301 | 10 |
| 1935 | #1,917 | 17 | #3,645 | 5 |
| 1934 | #1,913 | 17 | #2,742 | 8 |
| 1933 | #1,970 | 16 | #2,093 | 12 |
| 1932 | #1,634 | 22 | #3,361 | 6 |
| 1931 | #1,375 | 29 | #2,207 | 12 |
| 1930 | #1,460 | 28 | #2,444 | 11 |
| 1929 | #1,212 | 38 | #2,002 | 15 |
| 1928 | #1,163 | 43 | #2,843 | 9 |
| 1927 | #1,331 | 36 | #2,523 | 11 |
| 1926 | #1,303 | 36 | #2,566 | 11 |
| 1925 | #1,466 | 31 | #2,435 | 12 |
| 1924 | #1,770 | 24 | #2,641 | 11 |
| 1923 | #2,732 | 12 | #2,772 | 10 |
| 1922 | #2,612 | 13 | #3,014 | 9 |
| 1921 | #3,666 | 8 | #3,517 | 7 |
| 1920 | #3,097 | 10 | #3,815 | 6 |
| 1919 | #2,813 | 11 | #4,168 | 5 |
| 1918 | #3,512 | 8 | — | |
| 1917 | #2,879 | 10 | — | |
| 1916 | #2,833 | 10 | — | |
| 1915 | #3,434 | 7 | — | |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | — | |
| 1913 | #2,331 | 8 | — | |
| 1912 | #2,360 | 7 | — | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Baby! It came in at #4,168, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1939–1946, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Baby is popular in 1987
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Iowa#289 · 1 in 3,541
- Connecticut#290 · 1 in 3,052
- Virginia#303 · 1 in 2,816
- Kentucky#329 · 1 in 3,981
- Michigan#336 · 1 in 3,802
Best ever in a state: #54 in New Hampshire, 1989.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | #289 | 5 | 1 in 3,541 |
| Connecticut | #290 | 7 | 1 in 3,052 |
| Virginia | #303 | 14 | 1 in 2,816 |
| Kentucky | #329 | 6 | 1 in 3,981 |
| Michigan | #336 | 17 | 1 in 3,802 |
| South Carolina | #392 | 6 | 1 in 3,572 |
| Alabama | #422 | 6 | 1 in 4,220 |
| Arizona | #499 | 5 | 1 in 5,677 |
| Ohio | #649 | 6 | 1 in 12,713 |
| Georgia | #679 | 5 | 1 in 9,111 |
| Florida | #923 | 5 | 1 in 15,905 |
| New York | #1,233 | 5 | 1 in 25,128 |
| California | #1,234 | 9 | 1 in 26,529 |
| Texas | #1,317 | 5 | 1 in 28,686 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Baby
- 1,710 spots since 2024 (#4,433 → #6,143)
- 2,573 spots since 2020 (#3,570 → #6,143)
- 181 spots since 2015 (#6,324 → #6,143)
- Biggest jump: 315 spots in 1984 (#1,253 → #938)
- Biggest drop: 2,208 spots in 2006 (#945 → #3,153)
- Debuted 1919
- Peaked 1994 at #524 (373 births)
- Births halved by 2005, 11 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 22 yrs · run 1984–2005
- Highest: 1 in 5,180 boys born in 1994 were named Baby (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 122,005 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 46.3% of all boys named Baby (2,952) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 2024, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #4,168 (1919) | #4,168 |
| 1920s | 101 | #2,002 (1929) | #2,813 |
| 1930s | 77 | #2,093 (1933) | #2,760 |
| 1940s | 22 | #3,316 (1948) | #3,452 |
| 1950s | 25 | #2,680 (1952) | #3,437 |
| 1960s | 0 | — | — |
| 1970s | 215 | #1,469 (1976) | #2,207 |
| 1980s | 1,042 | #601 (1989) | #1,099 |
| 1990s | 2,952 | #524 (1994) | #607 |
| 2000s | 1,523 | #646 (2000) | #2,258 |
| 2010s | 229 | #3,052 (2019) | #4,673 |
| 2020s | 183 | #2,675 (2022) | #3,952 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Baby in 1987
Top girls' names in 1987
Top boys' names in 1987
More about 1987
girls
1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 15,951 of them was named Baby, which outranked 90.3% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,274Lois110
- #1,274Marianna110
- #1,274Shaniqua110
- #1,280Baby109
- #1,280Aleshia109
- #1,280Carlee109
- #1,280Charlie109
- #1,293Bree108
- #1,293Bria108
- #1,293Desire108
Tied with 12 names at #1,280; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 13,432 of them was named Baby, which outranked 90.4% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).